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I've made a few threads of what I have done, but as things are ramping up I figure I should make a build thread of what I have done to date, and what I plan to do.

I had my first Mustang back in 02, sold it (like an idiot) in 05 after doing a bunch of work to it, and didn't get back into a Mustang until March of 08. Drove this one without doing much to it for a couple of years, has 150K miles (roughly) on pretty much factory everything (yes even shocks/struts). Then I got a lot of bills out of the way, and saved up some overtime to do this:

Looks like you've been spending some money, all in the right places though. Im really interested in how you like the Bilsteins. Im thinking of doing those myself. Ditching the Lakewood Struts and Shocks for a good street strut/shock combo

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Looks like you've been spending some money, all in the right places though. Im really interested in how you like the Bilsteins. Im thinking of doing those myself. Ditching the Lakewood Struts and Shocks for a good street strut/shock combo

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I love them. Been driving the car with them for about a year now. Doesn't feel like a wallowing shopping cart anymore! Ride is a little rougher then stock (of course, but I think that is due to the R&T springs) but I don't mind it at all.

Hell yes! I take it that's the Ford Strokers 347? What are the final plans for parts?

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Yeah it is. I need to pick out an intake still. I was going to run my GT40 tubular intake, but I have since changed my mind. I am probably going to get a track heat or a street heat TFS intake. Going to keep my hooker shorties cause I drive this car a lot and I don't want to have ground clearance issues (though the Moroso pan might be a problem, dunno yet).

Yeah it is. I need to pick out an intake still. I was going to run my GT40 tubular intake, but I have since changed my mind. I am probably going to get a track heat or a street heat TFS intake. Going to keep my hooker shorties cause I drive this car a lot and I don't want to have ground clearance issues (though the Moroso pan might be a problem, dunno yet).

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I'd skip the SH and TH and go straight for the TFS R! That 347 is going to want to breathe, and the R will get the job done.

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I'd skip the SH and TH and go straight for the TFS R! That 347 is going to want to breathe, and the R will get the job done.

Those are TW 170s, right? What cam is going in this engine?

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Yeah regular 170's. If I was doing long tubes and planned to spin it hard I would do the R intake, but since it will see the street more then anything I think the R might be a waste on it. The cam is a Comp that specs out like so:

.571 intake .569 exh
219 int 230 exh @.050

It is a much larger cam then I was expecting, I'm anxious to hear it run.

Yeah regular 170's. If I was doing long tubes and planned to spin it hard I would do the R intake, but since it will see the street more then anything I think the R might be a waste on it. The cam is a Comp that specs out like so:

.571 intake .569 exh
219 int 230 exh @.050

It is a much larger cam then I was expecting, I'm anxious to hear it run.

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Eh, I don't think the R would be a waste, lots of guys run the R on the street, myself included. But it's your car, your dough, your prerogative, so don't let me sway ya!

That cam will probably be pretty drivable for you on the street. What's the LSA? Who spec'ed it out for you?

Yeah regular 170's. If I was doing long tubes and planned to spin it hard I would do the R intake, but since it will see the street more then anything I think the R might be a waste on it. The cam is a Comp that specs out like so:

.571 intake .569 exh
219 int 230 exh @.050

It is a much larger cam then I was expecting, I'm anxious to hear it run.

Me too! lol

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You won't dog the car putting that intake on with a motor like you have. You'll regret going with something smaller. Just put the 75mm version on.

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maybe but will those 170s stay untouched forever cuz the mod bug never goes away

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If I want more I'll put the work into my Dodge or my Cobra. I kinda want to leave this one alone for a while after I get it done. Plus, much more and I'll be pushing the limits of this stock block. I can't justify a Dart block for a car I drive to work.